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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the monks go to bed?
(a) Before 7 p.m.
(b) Around 6 p.m.
(c) Around 4:30 p.m.
(d) Between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m.

2. Why has William come to the monastery?
(a) To study a manuscript.
(b) To learn about potions.
(c) To rest.
(d) To investigate the death of Adelmo.

3. What 18th Century figure translated Adso’s work?
(a) The Abbé Vallet.
(b) An anonymous source.
(c) Brother William.
(d) Victor Hugo.

4. What is William’s nationality?
(a) Italian.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) German.

5. What is Severinus’s job at the abbey?
(a) Cellarer.
(b) Glazier.
(c) Herbalist.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Louis see as his allies?

2. How does William know what he tells the Cellarer in ‘First Day’?

3. Who is the first person from the monks that the men meet in ‘First Day’?

4. What language was the original work in?

5. In what year do the events of the book take place?

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